William Buchner GASTROENTEROLOGY Reviews and Ratings

  About William Buchner

  Explanation of Specialties

WILLIAM BUCHNER is a specialist in GASTROENTEROLOGY. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE.

GASTROENTEROLOGY: Gastroenterologists treat the functions and diseases of the digestive system.9This field attracts physicians who enjoy doing procedures, but who also like seeing patients in an outpatient setting. Gastroenterology is another sub-specialty of internal medicine. At minimum, gastroenterologists attend medical school followed by an internal medicine residency. From there, they need to attend fellowship training for gastroenterology. (more information)

INTERNAL MEDICINE: General internists provide primary care to adult patients. Internists usually have more hospital-based training than family practitioners. They may have an office-based practice or work as a hospitalist primarily seeing patients in the hospital. These physicians attend medical school followed by an internal medicine residency. Internists may then choose to pursue a fellowship to sub-specialize in a variety of other areas, like endocrinology (hormone-related conditions) or cardiology (heart-relat... (more information)

  William Buchner Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	97.9
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	97.6

MIPS is an acronym for Merit-Based Incentive Payment System. Authorized by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reaouthorization Act of 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") developed MIPS to reward clinicians for the value of care they provide rather than the volume of care, quality over quantity. The MIPS final score determines a provider's Medicare Part B payment adjustments. MIPS also created a means for consumers to rank providers.

MIPS scores are calculated using four performance categories, quality, cost, improvement activities, and promotion of interoperability. Higher scores are better.: The highest final MIPS score is 100.

Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization
Colorectal Cancer Screening
Closing the Referral Loop: Receipt of Specialist Report
Breast Cancer Screening
Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Diabetes: Medical Attention for Nephropathy
Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention
Diabetes: Eye Exam
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly
Cervical Cancer Screening	0%
Controlling High Blood Pressure	97%
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	100%
Engagement of New Medicaid Patients and Follow-up	Yes
Implementation of Use of Specialist Reports Back to Referring Clinician or Group to Close Referral Loop	Yes
Implementation of improvements that contribute to more timely communication of test results	Yes
Improved Practices that Engage Patients Pre-Visit	Yes
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	98%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	88%
Regularly assess the patient experience of care through surveys, advisory councils and/or other mechanisms.	Yes
Tobacco use	Yes
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly	3%
Use of telehealth services that expand practice access	Yes

These are important measures that CMS tracks for each doctor. Not all doctors or medical professionals have data.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for William Buchner

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2415 CHAMBLISS NWAVE
CLEVELAND, TN 37311
423-559-2800

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for William Buchner

Doctors Groups:

GASTROINTESTINAL ASSOCIATES OF CLEVELAND, PC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: TENNOVA HEALTH CARE-CLEVELAND

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